Urban Agriculture

Background

Maplewood is working to help people across the City embrace the benefits of local foods with urban agriculture zoning ideas. These ideas come from a two-year study by the Environmental and Natural Resources Comission that focused on three areas of urban agriculture including animal agriculture (keeping of chickens), crop agriculture (community gardens), and direct to consumer sales (farm stands). Based on the study results, the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission recommended approval of urban agriculture ordinance amendments that would remove barriers and promote urban agriculture uses.

On June 11, 2018, the Maplewood City Council adopted the urban agriculture ordinances. See below for a summary and a link to the full ordinances.

Minnesota State Statute Chapter 471.701 requires that
"A city or county with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest-paid employees."